Google Maps During the planning stage of our trip, any place that we wanted to visit was marked with a star on Google Maps. Juz’s Google account saved all the stars. It’s also a handy tool for measuring distances – …

After four days of landscaping for a family, our second Helpex assignment was hanging out with Derren, his housemate Brad and their two dogs, Buddy and Buster. Derren is probably the most active couchsurfing host in Alice Springs and …

Hey everyone – Juz here… Do you like to play games and have fun? Can you cut oranges and cook noodles? Are you able to project your voice over the laughing and screaming of sugar-buzzed beings? Then working …

Our first Helpex assignment in Alice Springs was to do some landscaping for a family of four. We stayed with them for four days and worked around 4-6 hours a day in exchange for accommodation and meals. Conveniently, they had …

DAY 7 -10 : VOLUNTEERING Over the next four days, we got our hands dirty and did odd jobs around Lorella Springs. By volunteering, our accommodation and meals were all sorted, and we got two free drinks a day. …

Hi everyone. Juz here… We knew we’d have to find jobs in Darwin because our funds were running seriously low. I went for a few interviews with businesses and recruitment agencies, but I wasn’t having much luck until I …

Australia can be a pretty confusing place if you don’t understand the lingo or the law. We hope this post will help international visitors navigate around what you can and can’t do, and what you shouldn’t do. If you have …

We found out about Helpex before leaving for our adventure and promised ourselves that if we have the opportunity, we would give it a go. The first opportunity arose before we left Perth when we answered an ad to help …

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